Summary
- China → Djibouti
- $3billion
- Djibouti → China
- $21million
- China’s balance
- $3billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Djibouti
Trade between China and Djibouti grew 308.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 3
- Imports 0
- Balance +3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10 million | $46 thousand | $10 million |
| 1996 | $10 million | $0 | $10 million |
| 1997 | $13 million | $5 thousand | $13 million |
| 1998 | $31 million | $5 thousand | $31 million |
| 1999 | $38 million | $2 thousand | $38 million |
| 2000 | $54 million | $22 thousand | $54 million |
| 2001 | $47 million | $322 thousand | $47 million |
| 2002 | $50 million | $21 thousand | $50 million |
| 2003 | $66 million | $149 thousand | $66 million |
| 2004 | $72 million | $514 thousand | $72 million |
| 2005 | $111 million | $536 thousand | $111 million |
| 2006 | $155 million | $384 thousand | $155 million |
| 2007 | $164 million | $2 million | $163 million |
| 2008 | $252 million | $2 million | $250 million |
| 2009 | $284 million | $117 thousand | $284 million |
| 2010 | $444 million | $691 thousand | $443 million |
| 2011 | $509 million | $176 thousand | $509 million |
| 2012 | $903 million | $617 thousand | $902 million |
| 2013 | $1 billion | $274 thousand | $1 billion |
| 2014 | $1.1 billion | $2 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2015 | $2 billion | $898 thousand | $2 billion |
| 2016 | $2.1 billion | $132 thousand | $2.1 billion |
| 2017 | $2.2 billion | $12 thousand | $2.2 billion |
| 2018 | $1.9 billion | $204 thousand | $1.9 billion |
| 2019 | $2.2 billion | $20 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2020 | $2.3 billion | $46 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2021 | $2.3 billion | $69 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2022 | $3 billion | $113 million | $2.9 billion |
| 2023 | $2.9 billion | $139 million | $2.8 billion |
| 2024 | $3 billion | $21 million | $3 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Djibouti
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Djibouti sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Djibouti is 6,058 nautical miles (11,219 km) long: ≈ 14–18 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Djibouti was China’s 108th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Djibouti’s largest (43%).
- Djibouti in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Djibouti’s rank among China’s partners
- 108th
- China in Djibouti’s trade
- 43.1%
- China’s rank among Djibouti’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.